Ask Tennessee Reps to Oppose No-Go Zone Bill
If you live in Tennessee, please contact your state representatives and ask them to oppose HB 1141 and SB 1040, which would vilify the state’s Muslim community by directing the Tennessee attorney general to eliminate imaginary “no-go zones.” “No-go zones” refers to a discredited and universally mocked claim that Muslims in Europe have set up […]
Ask Mississippi Governor to Veto Anti-Foreign Law Bill
If you live in Mississippi, please contact Governor Phil Bryant and ask him to veto HB 177, an bill intended to stigmatize Muslims that would ban on state court consideration of foreign laws. The governor’s office has not indicated whether or not he will sign the bill.
Ask South Carolina Reps to Reject Unconstitutional Bill
CAIR is calling on South Carolina residents to contact their elected representatives in the South Carolina General Assembly to reject an unconstitutional, anti-Muslim bill whose sponsors admit is designed to attack the religious principles of Islam. House Resolution 3521 seeks to “prevent a court or other enforcement authority from enforcing foreign law, including but not […]
Ask Texas Reps to Reject Stigmatizing Foreign Law Bills
If you live in Texas, please contact your state representatives and ask them to reject several anti-foreign law bills that are designed to stigmatize Muslim communities. All three bills have been assigned to the House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, president of the Texas State Senate, has pledged while campaigning that […]
Urge South Carolina Assembly to Drop Unconstitutional Anti-Islam Law
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/17/15) — The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on South Carolinians who value constitutional freedom and civil liberties to contact leaders in that state’s general assembly to ask for an immediate stop to the consideration of an unconstitutional, anti-Muslim bill. The bill’s sponsors admit it is designed to attack the […]
Reform Maryland Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights
If you live in Maryland, please contact your elected representatives in the Maryland General Assembly and ask them to support reforming the state’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBR).
Tell Congress Not to Reauthorize USA PATRIOT Act’s ‘Domestic Spying’ Provision, Set to Expire on June 1
If you’re concerned about privacy rights, use this letter to contact your representatives in Congress and urge them not to reauthorize Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act and to let it expire on June 1, 2015.
Join Rally at White House January 11 to Mark Gitmo Anniversary
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/9/15) — On Sunday, January 11, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will join a coalition of human rights activists, torture survivors, Guantanamo attorneys, 9-11 family members, and members of diverse faith communities in holding a rally (1 p.m.) at the White House followed by a march (1:30 p.m.) to the National Archives […]
Ask Howard County Public Schools to grant Eid holidays
Contact the Howard County Public Schools Board of Education and ask them to vote in favor of equality for Muslim school holidays. You may have heard that Maryland Muslim leaders have been working hard to seek equality for Eid in public school systems across the state. Howard County is one of the most diverse states […]
Show Support for Eid Holidays at the East Brunswick School Board Meeting
(SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 12/17/2014) – On December 18, East Brunswick Public School’s Board of Education is holding a meeting at 8 p.m. to decide on the 2015 – 2016 school calendar. The Muslim Student Association from East Brunswick High School submitted a petition to the Board to have Eid ul-Adha included on the calendar as […]